The effects of osmotic stress on survival and alkaline phosphatase activity of Aeromonas hydrophila

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  Lim, Chae Hong ^a   Ozkanca, Resit ^a,b   Flint, Ken P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Alkaline phosphatase; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARVATION;

EID: 0029925029     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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